The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1887-05-03
Visiting Legislators Returning
to- Tallahassee.
GREAT SCHEME OF BL0XHAME SUPPORT
ERS IN CAUCUS.
SAT UPON NEATLY, WITH PRE-
CISION AND DISPATCH.
kdiournmsn Of the Caucus until wednesday Night
Fire in the .Fioridian Once
Business Of the Day.


TALLAHASSEE, FLA, May AT hall
past eleven. last night, a fire was discov-
cred in the basement of the F7Orididn Of
flee by passengers from the night train.
An alarm brought almost every able
bodied citizen and stranger to the spot
and by the almost superhuman efforts OF
those who could get at the fire with the
aid of the volunteer bucket brigade and
Babcock extinguishers, after three hours
work, the fire was snbdued and the
building and contents saved, with some
damage to stock and presses, so that by
tonight the office will be in its usual
running order. The fire is supposed to
be the work of an incendiary as no work
had been done i'm the office for several
hours. The fire originated directly un-
der the great cylinder press and must
have been started by throwing fire
through the basement opening.
Most of the members of the commit
tee to visit the East Florida Seminary
the Agricultural College and the Deaf
and Dumb Asylum returned to-day hav-
ing enjoyed the hospitalities of Gaines
vile, Lake City and st. Augustine to the
fullest extent. The members report that
at Gainesville where petitions are being
circulated to coerce the members to vote
for Bloxham, many of the leading citi-
zens state positively that the majority of
the people, fully five to one, favor Perry
notwithstanding the assertion that the
popular sentiment is overwhelming for
Bloxham. Other members returning
from flying visits home make similar
reports and that the desperate efforts to-
manufacture public enthusiasm through
out the State for Bloxham are looked
upon at home as the expiring effort of a
few devoted adherents to rescue a fail
ing cause from utter ruin.
WILL BLoxHAM REPLY?
1t is rumored that Bloxham is prepar-
ing an elaborate reply to Drew's final ar
raignment, to appear in the Times
Union tomorrow.
THE SENATE
In the Senate, to-day, Mr. Fowler in
troduced a bill to prevent gambling: Mr..
DeIand bill to facilitate the listing of
property fer taxation: Mr.. Wall bill to
prescribe the minimum tonnage of pilot
boats.
The special order, the substitute for
several bills for the preservation of game
birds was considered ON the second read
ing.
The afternoon session was entirely Oc-
pied in the debate ON House Bill No. 157,
tn incorporate the DeIand University.
THE HOUSE.
In the House the bill to establish the
new county of Osceola from parts of
Brevard and Orange was considered on
the second reading. as special order. |
amended by leaving out of the proposed |
new county portions of Polk and Mana |
tee. and ordered engrossed.
The bill to incorporate the Alabama |
and Midland Railway passed to the third |
reading among a number of others.
THE DAILY ROUTINE.
In the afternoon session a large num-
her of bills were acted upon ON the |
second reading. Both afternoon sessions |
were prolonged until dark and the mem
bers worked with a will to advance the
business of the session. In the Joint ses-
sion the usual ballot was taken. resulting
as follows: